Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner, 1918 Election

Primary Republican

Date: June 17, 1918
Cycle: 1918
Office: Railroad & Warehouse Commissioner
State: Minnesota
District: Statewide
Candidate Gender Party Votes Percent Margin
Fred W. Putnam Incumbent Man Republican 170,411 54.88 +9.77
Fred E. Tillquist Man Republican 140,090 45.12

Putnam was an attorney from Red Wing who was appointed to the commission in November 1917 by Governor J.A.A. Burnquist after the resignation of Charles Elmquist to become a solicitor and secretary of the National Association of State Railroad Commissioners Valuations Committee.

Tillquist was a railroad engineer from St. Paul. He was nominated by petition to run as a Farmer-Laborite in the general election.

Sources

  • The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1917 (p. 253).